Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 46

Major Wildfire

6m agoGoldenUnited StatesSource: firms

76 fire pixels detected · FRP: 1431 MW · ~10.6 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Golden (approximately 119 km away) in United States, an area where drought conditions, high temperatures, and dry vegetation frequently combine to create elevated wildfire risk.

Event Assessment

This event is a large-scale wildfire with a fire radiative power (FRP) of 1431 MW, indicating extreme heat output and rapid fire spread. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 100. The computed Calamity Score is 46 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: intensity (95), historical (80). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

United States has a documented history of fire events. Wildfire activity in the region is monitored through NASA FIRMS (Fire Information for Resource Management System), which provides near-real-time active fire data from MODIS and VIIRS satellites. Fire behavior is influenced by vegetation type, moisture content, wind patterns, and terrain — all factors that determine whether an initial ignition becomes a major event.

Event Data

TypeFire
Severitycritical
Severity Value100
Calamity Score46 / 100
Confidence54%
Coordinates39.2378, -106.4328
Nearest CityGolden (119 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-06-30T21:36:30.240Z

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp1431.0300000000004
PixelCount76
Confidencehigh
Area Km210.64

Safety Information

If a wildfire is approaching: follow evacuation orders immediately. Do not wait to see the fire. Close all windows and doors, remove combustible materials from around your home, and have an emergency go-bag ready. Air quality can deteriorate rapidly even at distance from the fire front — monitor local air quality advisories.

This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.

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Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 46/100, near Golden (United States), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.